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BradfordLass72 Fri 23-Aug-19 11:21:03

When my sons were small, they used to love watching cartoons on Grandma's television.

Their favourites and mine were Krtek the Mole and the animations Camberwick Green, Chigley and Trumpton.

Who can forget Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb?
trumpton3.homestead.com/Index.html

Then came The Herbs (with dear old Parsley the Lion)
and The Magic Roundabout (originally Le Manège enchanté).

But best of all there was Morph who was adopted in 2016 by Aardman for a whole new series.

What are or were your favourites?

MawB Sat 24-Aug-19 12:21:07

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ky9bRFG24

Not strictly a cartoon, but I loved this!
Also “Dungeons and Dragons” and the “Three Mouseketeers”

Urmstongran Sat 24-Aug-19 12:59:04

Huckleberry Hound! Loved the American drawl.

inishowen Sat 24-Aug-19 13:09:56

I loved Top Cat. My daughter liked The Flumps. I remember one episode were one of the Flumps had a cloud over her head because she was in a bad mood. It helped me explain about moods.

Musicgirl Sat 24-Aug-19 13:22:42

As a very small child l loved Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley. I was also a big fan of The Herbs. I had a Herbs annual and in the frontispiece there were two large flowers that you had to sniff in order to enter the magic garden (the rest of the book). I did this every single time. Does anyone else remember the Pogles of Pogles Wood or Bizzy Lizzy? Sooty with Harry Corbett was great fun and l went twice to see him at the theatre. As l grew older there was Playaway, Animal Magic, Vision On and l was a big Blue Peter fan with the immortal John Noakes, Peter Purves and Lesley Judd.

Magicnonna Sat 24-Aug-19 13:26:28

Don't forget Tales of the riverbank, I can still remember and hum the tune.. lol!

Saggi Sat 24-Aug-19 13:30:47

Wooden tops and Popeye for me

Saggi Sat 24-Aug-19 13:31:17

..... years later I had a ‘spotty dog’

TrendyNannie6 Sat 24-Aug-19 14:14:09

For me it was always bill n Ben woodentops n Andy panda n noddy they don’t make em like those









For me the best will always be, Andy Pandy n teddy noddy n big ears the woodentops n bill n ben

grandtanteJE65 Sat 24-Aug-19 14:29:23

I had never heard of the cartoons in the headline.

My favourite was Bugs Bunny, later I fell for the Road Runner

When I was three I loved Donald Duck, mainly because he had temper tantrums and got away with them, which I didn't.

Spudtm Sat 24-Aug-19 14:32:16

Scooby Doo
Pink Panther

pamdixon Sat 24-Aug-19 14:54:17

just love the present Clangers. Its beautifully narrated - love watching it with my grandchildren!
Bill and Ben gives me happy childhood memories - and Muffin the Mule - showing my age!!

floorflock Sat 24-Aug-19 15:21:56

Hector's House was an absolute favourite for me.
Magic Roundabout & The Clangers too

lovebeigecardigans1955 Sat 24-Aug-19 15:25:32

I love Wallace and Gromit, claymation all the way for me.

vickymeldrew Sat 24-Aug-19 15:33:32

Barnaby the Bear !

GrauntyHelen Sat 24-Aug-19 15:37:26

Trumpton Camberwick Green Chigley Hectors House Mary Mungo and Midge The Herbs and Andy Pandy

4allweknow Sat 24-Aug-19 15:39:33

My DD now deceased loved Chrystaltips and Alistair. 1.45 pm watch with motther.

Noreen3 Sat 24-Aug-19 16:47:04

my son had the talking Trumpton fire engine,it said fire! fire! call out the Trumpton fire brigade,followed by their names.

Grandmama Sat 24-Aug-19 19:12:43

The first programme I ever watched was Andy Pandy at my grandparents' house. It was a Tuesday afternoon, I wasn't very old and I cried when the programme finished (so I've been told). I think Wednesday was the Flowerpot men and Thursday Rag Tag and Bobtail. Maybe Friday was the Woodentops. When my DDs were young we didn't have a TV so we missed all the 1980 cartoons. I think I watched Popeye sometimes.

optimist Sat 24-Aug-19 19:56:45

Ivor the Engine was my grandsons favourite. He is 17 now.

Tillybelle Sat 24-Aug-19 20:03:44

Whitewavemark2. OOOH! thank you! I loved Popeye! My Auntie had a TV and I used to go to her for tea on Friday after Brownies and before Church Choir Practise! Sometimes my mother even went there on other days and I watched telly then!! I grew up on Popeye. It annoyed my dad I'm afraid.

I have great trouble with the name Felix. Whenever I hear it still immediately say "the cat" in my head!

Tillybelle Sat 24-Aug-19 20:04:20

Practice

grannydarkhair Sat 24-Aug-19 20:16:32

My daughter and I always enjoyed Scooby Doo and Count Duckula. My favourites are The Flintstones, Futurama, Tom & Jerry, Ren & Stimpy and The Simpsons.

Tillybelle Sat 24-Aug-19 20:23:04

Actually, although I rarely saw it, I really hated the Flower Pot Men. Who talks like that? Well they do I suppose. I thought, as a child of 3, that this was really stupid!
And Andy Pandy was a wimp.
Noddy annoyed me. Too pleased with himself.
And the Moomins .... what on earth? Oh I see...

Plus later I couldn't look at Rhubarb and Custard - gave me migraine.

But the Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Chigley et al. mob. Yes. Now they knew a thing or two. You could depend on them. Need a fireman? You'd be ok. That was grown-up stuff. Real village and town life that was. True to life.
We still sing as my DD1 used to: "Here coms the Policeman, The big friendly Pop Pleece man..."

Of course, we all know that The Magic Roundabout was for 18+ year old students who used to rush back from lectures to watch it ..... Ahh well my dears, I am off with Ermintrude now...

Caro57 Sat 24-Aug-19 20:39:46

Tales of the Riverbank; Rag, Tag and Bobtail - do they count?

angie95 Sat 24-Aug-19 20:51:14

The Wooden Tops , Camberwick Green, Wacky Races, Tom and Jerry, Droopy , Desperate Dawg, Hector's House, Andy Pandy, and as I got older Follyfoot